Role Responsibility
PLEASE NOTE: Applications for this role are currently open only to existing staff of Kent County Council, Medway Council and Kent's District & Borough Councils.
Shape the future of local government in Kent & Medway
This is a rare opportunity to play an important role in one of the most complex and highprofile public sector transformation programmes in the country.
The Kent & Medway Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Programme is delivering fundamental change to how local government is designed and delivered across the region. We are now looking for experienced Programme and Project Managers to support this journey, ensuring services remain safe, resilient and ready for the future.
If you thrive at pace, enjoy working across organisational boundaries, and want to make a lasting difference for our residents, this role could be for you.
About the role
Working as part of the Kent & Medway LGR Programme team and reporting to a Senior Programme Manager, you will manage defined projects and workstreams that support the design, transition and implementation of new local government arrangements.
You will be responsible for daytoday delivery activity, ensuring milestones, outputs and benefits are achieved in line with statutory requirements, government guidance and programme governance.
A key part of the role is bridging policy and delivery, helping turn national policy, local decisions and programme principles into practical, deliverable projects that support readiness for transition and vesting day.
As an existing employee of a Kent or Medway council, you will be expected to work impartially on behalf of all 14 councils and the future council(s), setting aside organisational allegiances to support the programme as a whole.
What youll bring to the team
Youll be an organised, deliveryfocused project professional who is comfortable working in complex, fastmoving public sector environments.
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
1. Experience delivering projects within local government or the wider public sector
2. Confidence working within formal governance, reporting and assurance frameworks
3. Strong planning, coordination and problemsolving skills
4. The ability to analyse information and present it clearly for different audiences
5. Clear, confident communication and strong attention to detail
6. An ability to remain calm, flexible and effective during periods of change and uncertainty
7. A collaborative approach and willingness to work across organisational boundaries
Why join the Kent & Medway LGR Programme?
8. Be at the heart of onceinageneration public sector change
9. Work with talented colleagues from across Kent & Medway in a genuinely collaborative environment
10. Gain exposure to senior decisionmaking and complex system leadership
11. Develop your career through a highly visible, strategically important role
12. Make a real difference to how services are delivered to residents for years to come
Our shared Kent and Medway values
We are one team, working openly and collaboratively across Kent & Medway. We are caring, respectful and peoplecentred, open and accountable, curious and ambitious, and proud of the difference we are making together.
Interested?
Applications are currently open to existing staff of Kent County Council, Medway Council and Kent District & Borough Councils only.
This is an opportunity to step into an influential role at the heart of LGR. If youre ready to help shape the future of local government in Kent & Medway, wed love to hear from you.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.